This is a $515,496 grant awarded by the National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSC) to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to conduct research aimed at improving the analysis, prediction, and understanding of tornadic thunderstorms. The ultimate goal is to leverage advanced ensemble-based data assimilation techniques to efficiently integrate satellite-based observations from the newly launched GOES-R satellite, along with other conventional and remote-sensing data sources,...
This is a $1,565,434 grant awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, doing business as Stony Brook University. The grant, titled "Investigation of Microphysics and Precipitation for Atlantic Coast-Threatening Snowstorms (IMPACTS)," supports a research project to improve understanding and forecasting of winter snowstorms on the U.S. East Coast. The project will...
This is a grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) to demonstrate the value of using high-resolution satellite data from the next-generation GOES-R satellite to improve forecasts of severe convective storms. The $343,152.86 grant will fund research that aims to show how assimilating GOES-R atmospheric motion vectors and convective initiation products into a state-of-the-art storm-scale ensemble...
This federal contract award (NNX16AJ70G) was made by NASA to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) to support research on lightning as an indicator of climate change. The $103,568.71 grant requires the expertise of Dr. Brian VanTull of the City College of New York to analyze lightning data, including from the new GOES-R satellite, and examine the relationship between lightning, precipitation, wildfires, and socioeconomic impacts. The research tasks include...
This federal contract award, valued at $480,981.99, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY), operating as Stony Brook University. The award supports a research project aimed at characterizing the link between organized atmospheric convection and extreme precipitation events using high-resolution satellite data from NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) and...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $907,335 grant for research to Goodman Steven Jay, doing business as Thunderbolt Global Analytics, a self-certified small disadvantaged business. The grant supports research and analysis related to the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) series, which provides real-time monitoring of high-impact environmental phenomena. The research focuses on calibrating, validating, and scientifically exploiting the new...
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York at the University at Albany received a $630,429 grant award from the Shared Services Center on December 7, 2021, to support research investigating land-atmosphere interactions and their role in climate uncertainty. The project, with a completion date of December 6, 2026, addresses critical gaps in understanding how land surface conditions influence weather and climate across midlatitude regions. The research leverages long-term,...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $158,493.03 grant for research to the University of Washington on January 30, 2019. This grant is a follow-on study to a previous NOAA grant, in which the University of Washington participated in the NOAA GOES-R Cal/Val Team to validate and analyze data from the new space-based NOAA lightning location instruments, the Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) and the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS). The research involves comparing...
This federal contract award, valued at $365,613.00, was granted by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York, doing business as Stony Brook University. The award is for a project to develop a national index to quantify the variability and change of extratropical cyclone activity (ECA) based on sea level pressure variance statistics. This index can serve as a climate indicator for the...
This is a $5,900,501 grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to BAE Systems Information & Electronic Systems Integration Inc. to provide high resolution observations of severe storms. The purpose is to support weather process research and the development of convection-resolving weather models. This award is part of NASA's research program for advancing modeling capabilities. The contract has no set-aside designation and runs through February 28, 2025. As the...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $444,234 grant to The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Stony Brook University) to study the challenges of forecasting severe storm development and intensification in the Northeast United States. The research aims to leverage data from the GOES-R satellite, including the Advanced Baseline Imager and Geostationary Lightning Mapper, to improve the identification of convective initiation and track storm intensity changes. The project will focus on understanding the impact of terrain, coastal boundaries, and other regional factors on storm evolution, with the goal of enhancing short-term severe weather forecasting and nowcasting capabilities in the Northeast. This work is part of NASA's broader efforts to advance severe storm monitoring and prediction through the use of new satellite observations.